Automatic feed for hook fasteners



Allg. 29, 1933.` ROSEMAN 1,924,569

AUTOMATIC FEED FOR HOOK FASTENERS IN V EN TOR.

BY m ATTORNEY Allg. 29, 1933. RQSEMAN 1,924,569

' AUTOMATIC FEED FOR HOOK FASTENERS Filed June 19.` 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet2 Z7 xxi@ Aug. 29, 1933. 1 ,4 RosEMAN 1,924,569

AUTOMATIC FEED FOR HOOK FASTENERS Filed June 19, 195o s lshefras-sheet s1N V EN TOR. fn #m6/mf:

i BY m ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 29, 1933 r g STA Leo Roseman,

.. Application June 19, 1930. Serial Nrn-462,249

1s claims.

This invention relates to mechanism for automaticallyfeeding hookfasteners and similar ar-` ticles subject to various operations,` suchas attaching the same by sewing, stapling, riveting or;

'other fastening operationato garments or garment parts, hook and eyetape bodies, display cards, etc.

VThis invention has for its principal object ,to

`provide a simple and effective*automatic` hook I0 feeding and deliverymechanism, whereby hook fasteners deposited in a holder or magazine are`successively ejected therefrom and delivered in readiness forvariousoperations to which it is desired to subject the same. f ,v

`Other objects of this invention, not at this timer moreparticularlyenumerated, will be Vclearly Vun-` derstood from the following detaileddescription. ofthe same. Y

Illustrative embodiments of this invention are shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:--

Fig. 1 is aside elevation'of one form of hook feeding and deliverymechanism madeY according( to this invention; Fig. `2 is a horizontalsectional `view of the same, taken online 2--2 in said Fig.

1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the` same, taken on line3-3 in Fig.` 2; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the same, viewed in thedirection ofl the arrow :r in Fig. 3;` Figs. 5 and 6 are views similarto that of Fig. 3, but respectively showing stages of the operation ofthe mechanism in the y delivery of the hook devices; Figs. '7 and 9 arefragmentary sectional Views showing additional operations of themechanism when completing the delivery of the hook devices; and Fig. 8is a fragmentary detailplan view of the hookpush-plate as operativelyrelatedto a hook device.

Fig. 10 isa verticalsectional view of .a modified form of the novel hookfeeding and delivery mechanism; and Figlliis` a horizontal section ofthesame, taken on line 11--11 in said Fig. Y10.

12 is a vertical sectional View of another modified form of hook feedingand delivery mechanism within the principles of this invention.

r Similar characters of reference are employed in the above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts. Y l

Referring to the drawings, the reference charv acter 15 indicates thebase on which the novel hook feeding and delivery mechanism is mounted.vSuitably xed on said base 15, as by screws 16 or any other desired'fastening means, is guide block 17. Said guide block 17 is provided witha forward extension 18 preferably of reducedA height.

Formed in the extension 18, at4 the juncture there.-

vofthe base portionl a of hoolcdevicesto be han- Y In order to,definitely limitthestrolre-ofthe car-g- F of with the main'bodyoftheguide block 17, is af' TESPATIENT orpiet;4

drop-well "179. Formedin the 'upper side or top Y of said guide block'17 Vis alongitudinally extend-l' ing guide or slideway'Zv in which isreciprocably.

slidable acarrlervmember 2 1. Anysuitablelneans may `be 4providedforimpartingE properly vtimed reciprocable movement to'said carrier member21,' as, e. gfthe pivoted bell-crank lever 2,2, which may, be actuatedfromlany suitable source'of power transmission including a 'suitabletiming meansA (not-shown). Formed in the forward end portion of saidvcarrier member 21 is a' hook receiving pocket 23, whichextendsvertically'Y frorntop to i bottom. of said carrier member.Said'rhookreceiving pocket 23 is of a lengthtransverselyjof the carriermember, slightly'exceeding the-widtliif dled by the mechanism; and isof'fa width,', 1ongi `-"4 tudin'ally ofthe carriermember,lslightlytexcced-l ing the thickness offsaid baseipqrtion aof,said

receiving pocket 23 is a verticalslot 24 of dimen-V sions suitable toaccommodate and providev clear-` ance of the bill portion b of said hookdevices. Y,

'Fixed on said guide I'block 'ITtoriseJupwardlyfl therefrom, and sothat.its lower end bridges 'acrossr the carrier'member 21,is` a, magazine.25',` havingja vertical channel 26fto receive the bas'portionsd of hookdevices deposited there'injand a channel 3 27 of reducedwidth adjoiningthe same torec'eive` l; the bill portions bof said hooi: devices. 'Acovei` 85 or back plate 28 is secured to the` channeled'face'of saidmagazine 25 to close therear side offthehook M passage `prnvided by saidchannels 26 fand 2'l.`y The hookdevices are deposited `within the hookpassagev thus provided bythe magazinesoaslto form a vertical columnthereof arranged endto end, preferably overlapping as'shown in thedrawings, and subject to `gravitation toward the bot-bA tom of themagazine andthe carrier member`21l" rier` member 2l, and to'iassure theprope'rfalign-v Yment of thev receiving pcket zs'thereof with the hookpassage of the'magazinefvvhen `the carrier member"V is retracted,fit is`preferable to provide shoulders 29 and 30 inconnection with the`carrier member." Removably affixedto the magazine isa stop member 3l,whichfis jengageable by the..V

shoulder 29V.when thecarrier member is retracted, and is engageablebythe shoulderSOfk when the carrier member is advanced. Should it bedesiredk vto removebrdisassemble 'the carrier member at any time, thestop member '31 may beloosenedand withdrawn from the path of movementthereof, whereupon the vcarrier member may be withdrawny from theslideway'of the guide block.

vhook devices. Extendingforwardly"fromsaid.

l While I have shown and ldescribed the carrier member as capable ofreciprocable movement, thisv wardly beneath and across the drop well 19and.

` through the underside'of the extension 18, to the l outer extremity ofthe latter. vAny suitable means may be provided for imparting properlytimed movement to said push-plate 33 through the actuating lever 34which engages the rear endy thereof.

Said push-plate 33 is provided at its forward end with shoulders 35Vtoengage the base portion a of a hook device deposited in front thereof,and rearwardly of said shoulders the push-plate is indented by aclearance notch 36torec'eive the bill portiony b of' the. deposited hookdevice. At

one side, Yatv least', the push-plate 33 is provided with av forwardlyprojecting finger 37 having a chamfered free end which extends beyondthe for-` ward limits of the base portion d of Aa hook device v 3()loperatively engaged Vby the push-plate. This finger 37 maybeomitted, butis desirable when the hook feeding and delivering mechanism is used toinsert the hook devices beneath a iiap of a garment, holding .tape bodyor the like, forv sihiilar purposes. In such cases, the finger 37 entersbeneath the ap in advance `of the hook device and raises the samesufficiently' to' assure the free unobstructed passageor movement of thehook 'device beneath such iiap. f

Formed inthevertical wall of .the guide block 17- which bounds the rearside of the drop-well 19 isa vertical groove Vor'cliannel 38 to provideVclearance for the hook bill b when a hook device is initiallymanipulated by the push-plate 33 in the 45,;manner subsequentlyexplained. In like manner formed in theunder side of the extension 18above the push-plateslideway is a longitudinal groove or channel 39 ofdimensions .calculated to provide clearance or passage for the hook billb of a hook y y 5Q3gdevice propelled `outwardly vby ther` push-plate.

18 which borders the forward side of the drop- Well 19y is an indentednotch or slot 40 to pass the bill ,portion b of a hook device enteredYin said 55,;3drcp-well, and the under-marginal portion of Formed vin theinner end portion of the extension said extension bordering saiddrop-well'is down#Y wardly and inwardly curved atthe juncture of saiddrop-well withrthe push-plate slideway, as indicated at 4l, thuspermitting clearance for the 691 base portion a of a hook device, as thesame is turned'from vertical standing position within said drop-well `to'a horizontal position within said push-plate slideway.

It is desirable to provide means to overlap gar..

jment or tape material, or cards orother material to and upon which thehookA devices are to bedelivered, so as to assure smooth unobstructedmovement of the latter upon the former. To this `end IA provideintermediate the base 15 and eX-` ytension 18 a resilient yieldabletongue 42 which normally lies withinrthe end ofthe push-plate slideway32, and in the path of a hook device advanced by the push-plate'33. Thematerial upon h which thehook devices are to be delivered may be 5`moved beneath said vtongue 42 so as to beY overlatter will at oncedropdown into said receiv- Vhook lfeedingfand delivering mechanism,which lapped by the latter. yWhen a hook device is ad-` vanced by thepush-fplate said tongue 42 willyield to the passage thereof but, sincethe tongue overv lies thematerial, the hook device will be guided overthe edge of the material by the tongue, and will consequently ridesmoothly and surely off of the tongue and on to the material. The tonguemay be mounted in the described operative relation in many differentways. A convenient method of mounting the same however consists informing .the tongue 12 in connection with a shim plate 43 interposed andsecured between the base 15Vand guide block 17, as shown in thedrawings.

In the operation ofthe form of hook feeding and delivering mechanismabove described, when the carrier member 21r is retracted, its hookreceivingpocket 23 is brought into alignment with the lower end of themagazine 25, whereby the lowermost hook contained in the ing pocket (seeFig.` 3). After a .hook device is thus ydeposited in the receivingpocketof said carrier member, Vthe latter vis advanced, whereby the bodyof the carrier merriber closes' the. bottom of the magazine against hookdischarge .and whereby the receiving pocket is Ymoved 'forward'. ly intoalignment with the drop-well 19,` so that the yhook device may drop outof thefreceiving pocket and into.',theffdrop-well 19, `in front ofv thepush-plateV 33, .so that the hook .device is deposited with fthe lowerend ofv itsbasejpor-v tion a lodged` within the push plate slideway 32in advance of the shouldersfS Withwhich the forward endofisaid'push-plate is provided (see Fig. 5). After 'the hook device; is.thus disposed, forward movement is imparted tothe push-plate, wherebythe shoulders 35 engage l the ldownward edge of the hook base' a so. as

- to push the same forward, thuscausing` the'hook' .device to be turnedinto down'flying position a` in front of the shoulders 35 (see Fig. 7),.120 When the hook device is thusV disposed,'a iinal forward movement visimparted to the push-,` plate 33, wherebythe clearance notchreceives thehook Ybill portionv b, and the shoulders 35@ engage ythe hook baseportion c, so as to' propel 125 therhook forwardly and outwardlythroughtheV slideway. (see Figs. 8 and 9).l As the hook device is thuspropelled outwardly, the same is caused to ride over they tongue 42 andthence on to the'material to which the same is to be delivered. If thematerial happens'to be `a tape body t having a flap t `or the likebeneath which' it isdesired to insert thehockbase a, then lthe outwardlymoving pushplate will carry the finger 37 beneath the flap t in advanceof the ap- 135 proaching hook, so as to lift said flap fory ready andunobstructed admission of the hookbase a i thereunder (also see Figs'. 8and A9). u

While the'push-plate 33 is advancing to perform its functions, thecarrier member 21 may be retracted in position to receive within itsreceivingpocket. 23 the next hook device to be delivered by themechanism, and by properly timed relative reciprocations of said carriermember`and push-plate, the above operations may be successivelyrepeatedas desired. y

Referringnow to Figs. 10 and l1, I have shown Y therein a `modifiedarrangement of the novel isisubstantially ,the same Vas already. abovede-l'0 iisA 1 tion of corresponding` scribedexceptfthat the carrierjmemberlis dien posed fortransverse rreciprocation relativey to the`magazine 25 and block. 17 Yinstead, of for longitudinal reciprocation.In these views ythe modiiied carrier member is indicated bythereferencecharacter 2l', vandfthe same is provided, with a receivingpocket-23 `having a horizontal cross scc'tionalshape corresponding tothatoi the channeled `hook passage offjthe magazine.,

In ,other respects the structure is the samer-,as abovedescribed, as iswitnessed by the `applica .reference charactersI to the detailsthereof.` v

Referring o to Fig.

l'm-:chanisxyn-l Ywhich is with-in" the. general prim ciplesef myinvention. ,y In this` arrangement clearance notch 50 infitsY.forwardWall to ac' commodate movement of v.the bill portion o of ahook device deposited therein and moved relative` thereto when upsettingthe same` from i-n-` itial vertical to `final horizontal position.`Extending outvvardly from Ysaid 4receiving pocket` Sto the free end. ofthe carrier member, and above and incommunication with the'slidevay 45,.is a channelV or passage 51 for the hook billv b ofK a hook Idevicemovedoutwardly by the cpa` eration oifthe push-plate 47.4 The junctureolvvsaid notch 5.0 and channel or passage -51 is rounded'oi ,7asfatf52, toprovideclearance for` hook movement. when subject to upsetting op-lerations. i. The forward end of the `pushfplate 4l is`shaped ktooperativelyv engagev `the hooi:`

device in the same Wayas setglforthwith respect'tothe vnrst abovevdescribed. form` and arrangement embodying my present invention. u

the operation ',-of this `rnodied `form or hook` feeding anddeliveringmechanism, the" carrier member 44 is, initially,retrzva-tedlto align its receiving pocket V48 Withnthe hook lpassage of themagaainegi, whereupon a hook deviceV will drop from the latter into theformer.r After a hoot:` device is `thus ,depositedu in the carrierVmember, the latter is4 slid forward until the `hook 'device is carriedforwardly beyond` the opl-o,V

erative end of the retracted push-plate 457, whereupon .thelower edge,oi thehook base portion` a will drop down in `front` of said`push-plate. After the hook devicev thus-positioned, 4an initial forwardmovement is impartedtojthe push-plate 47 Wherebywtherhook device isupset; following Which;.the push-plate is partially.

retracted to permitthe yhook-'device to vlodge flatly in frontfofthefsame, whereupon a final ad-A vancing movement of the push-plate willmove the` hooi;V device beneath theY forward endporv same.`

tion of the carrier member (i4, so as Ato nally v eject the hook deviceand deliver` the same upon the materiall to which itis desired to relatethe `From the that the instant invention'` is of simple and yetefficient character;` that hook devices; arranged to move in a trainunder `gravity to'form a supply, may be successively lremoved fromfsuchsupply, properly positioned,y and then finally Adeliv-` ered in. suchproper position to the point where desired operations with respectthereto may be carriedonf The hook devices are at yall times undercontrol, and yet such freedom of move-4 mentthereoi is afforded as: toavoid jamrni'ng our` ,stoppages, and consequently a. smoothly fimetionfingfarrangement is assu-red.. l

As m-anypchanges could be made intheqabove construction and many.apparentlywidel-y.- dit'-` ferent embodiments oithis invention cou-ld.bei

made without departing fromthe scope thereof,

it is .intendedthat all matterY contained intheahovedesoription or}shoWn lin theaccompanying drawings.` shall v be interpreted. asillustrative and' not in a limiting sense.

I` claim:-

1. In mechanism ofthe kind describedgothecombination with av magazineadapted tocorrtaixr` an upstanding' column of garment hooks `ver--tically aligned Withtheir hoolr` portions upward,

ofV a -carriermember' movable racross thefbottom. end of said magazinetoengage a single hookjand remove the same from sai-d magazine, a pushing-member, saidcarrier member on its operative said pushingmember beingoperative vto turn to fiat lying position and then deliver said hook tothe place of use. i i Y 2. In mechanism ofthe kind described, a mageazine adapted to containa column of garment hooks vertically alignedwith their hool'r'portions upward and subject tosuccessivexgravitational discharge' therefrom, a movablecarrier memberhavingja hook receiving pocket movable relative to the discharge end ofsaid magazine, andpusher means in a plane beneath that of said, carrierlmember, said carriermember on itsl operative.

azineadaptedto contain a column of 'garment hooks vertically alignedwith `their hook portions upward "and subject to successivegravitational discharge. therefrom, a guide block beneath said magazine,acarrier` member sldably supported 12o 3. `In mechanism of the kinddescribed, amagfy by said guide-block for movement across the clis-hchargeend of said magazine,y said carrier mem-A ber having, a hookreceiving pocket extending vertically therethrough, said guide-blockhaving drop-Well formed therein beyond said maga# zine and beneath saidcarrier member, apusherv means, a slideway for said pusher means inthelower portion of said guide Vblock extending across theflower end of`said drop-Well and to the for- Ward end of s'adguide block, saidslideway'also forming` a delivery passage for hook devices, and

said guide blocl-rY having clearance spacesformed therein to communicatewith said drop-'well' and slid'eway to accommodate the `bill `portionsof-V hooks manipulatedby said pusher. means.A

4. In mechanism of the kind described,` a magazineto contain `asupply'offhook devices in upright vertically alignedrelation with theirhook f portions lupward and subjectto successive graviabove description,it vWill be obvious movement across the discharge end of saidmagazine,`said .carrier membery having a hookreceiv# Y by said carrier member maydrop into said slideing pocket extending vertically therethrough to holda hook device upright therein, a reciprocable push-plate inV a planebeneath that of said carrier member, a slideway extending through thelower portion of s aid guide block to accommodate said push-plate and toform a-delivery passage for hook-devices, and said guide blockY beingfurther providedwith a drop-Well beneath said Ycarrier member andextending into said slideway, whereby upright hook devices advanced waysubject to operation of said push-plate Vwhereby said hoo-kV devices areupset from upmovement.

right to iiat lyingposition and then ejected from said slideway to theplace of use by a direct rectilinear movement.

5; In mechanism of the kind described, a magazine tocontain a supply ofhook devices in upright vertically aligned relation with their hookportions upward and subject-'to successive gravitational dischargetherefrom, a guide block beneath said magazine, a reciprocable carriermember slidably supported by said guide block forfmovementvacross thedischarge end of said .magazine, said carrier memb'er'having a hookreceiving pocket extending vertically therethrough to hold a hook deviceupright therein, a reciprocable push-plate in a planebeneathl that ofsaid carrier member, a slidewayr extending Ithrough the lower portion ofsaid guide block to accommodate said push-plate and to forma deliverypassage ior hook-devices, said guide block being further provided with adrop-wellbeneath said carrier member and extending into said slideway,whereby upright hook devices advanced by said carrier member may dropinto said slideway subject to operation of said push-plate whereby saidhookdevices are upset from' upright to flat lying position and thenejected from said slideway to the place of use, and saidV guide blockhaving clearance spaces formed therein to communicatev with said dropwell and slideway' to l accommodate the bill portions of hooks manipuflatedby said push plate by a direct yrectilinear 6. In a hook feedingand delivering mechanism, a movable carrier member to successivelyremove hooks in upstanding position from a source ofsupply, and apush-plate into yoperative relation -to which said upstanding hookdevices are delivered by lsaid carrier member, said push-plate operatingto turn' said hooks to ilat lying position and thereupon of use.

7. In a hook device feeding and delivering mechanism, a movable carriermember to successively remove hook devices in upstanding position from asource of supply, a reciprocable pushplate into operative Vrelation towhich said upistanding hook devices are delivered by said carriermember, and channeled means cooperative with said carrier member andpush-plate 1'or guiding the hook devices when manipulated thereby, saidpush-plate operating to turn 'said vihoolts to ilat lying position andthereupon deliver the same to a desired place ofuse.

8. In hook device feeding and delivering mechanism, a movable carriermember to successively remove hook devices' from a source of supply, a

"reciprocable push-plate in a plane beneath said carrierV member, aguide block having a slideway for 7said push-plate, said slideway alsoforming a delivery passage forhook devices, and said-guide block alsohaving guide means between said c 'barrier member and slideway tocontrol the movedeliver the same to a desired place and over which saidhook ment of hook devices discharged from saidcarrier member to saidslideway for manipulation by Vmovement of hook devices discharged fromsaid carrier member to said slideway for manipulation by saidpush-plate, said push-plate operating to position and deliver saidvhook` devices through said slideway to a desired place of use, andresilient means at the discharge end of said slide-I way beneath whichmaterial desired to receive delivered hook devices ,maybepositioned andover which said hook devices are delivered on to said material.

10. In mechanism of the kind described,v a magazine to contain'a supplyof hook devices in upright positions and subject to successivegravitational discharge therefrom, a guide block beneath said magazine,a carrier member slidably supported by said Vguide block for movementacross the discharge end of said magazine, said carrier member having ahook receiving pocket` extending vertically therethrough to hold a hookdevice upright therein, a reciprocable push-plate inra plane beneaththat of said carrier member, a slideway extending through the lowerportion of lsaid guide block to accommodate said push- 'plate and to'form a delivery passage `for hookdevices, said guide block beingfurther provided with a drop-well vbeneath said carrierA member andextending into said slideway, `whereby upright hook devices advanced bysaid carrier member may drop'into said slideway subject to operation ofsaid push-plate whereby said hook devices are upset from lupright toflat lying position and then ejected from s aid slideway tofthe placeofvuse, said guide block havingclearance spaces formed the'reinrtocommunicate with said drop Well and slideway'to accommodate the billportionsof hooks manipulated by said push-plate, and resilient means atthe discharge end of said slideway beneath which material desired toreceive delivered hook devices may be positioned on to said material.

11. In a hook device feeding and delivering devices are delivered:

mechanism, a movable carrier member having a hook receivingl pocketextending vertically therethrough, said carrier member being adapted tosuccessively remove hook devices from a source of supply, and areciprocable push-plate into operative relationV to which said hookdevices are delivered by said carrier member, the free end of saidpush-plate being shaped to receive the bill projecting from the hookbase, said push-plate operating to position and deliver said hookdevices to a desired place of use.

l2. Inl a garment hook feeding mechanism, the combination with adownwardly open magazine adapted to hold a supply of hooks verticallyaligned in y upstanding positions, of a carrier member movable acrossthe lower open end of said magazine, said carrier member having a hookreceiving pocket `to receive upstanding hooks singly from said magazineso as to hold the received hook in substantially a vertical plane,movement of said carrier member operating to both carry the receivedhook away from the magazine and to temporarily close the magazine j* byits interposed body so as to obstruct downward discharging movement ofthe hook supply.

13. In a garment hook feeding mechanism, the combination with a magazineadapted to con- .tain a supply of hooks vertically aligned in upstandingpositions and lsubject to gravitational discharge therefrom, a carriermember having a vertically open receiving pocket alignable with thedischarge end of said magazine to receive upstanding hooks singly fromthe latter, movement of said carrier member operating to closey saidmagazine against hook dischargeand to convey the received hook to aposition where it may drop out of said pocket. Y

14. In mechanism of the kind described,V a push-plate having arearwardly indented notch in its free end portion adapted to receive thehook end of a. hookdevice, and having thrust shoulders extendingtransversely relative to opmember, and said pusher member being adaptedto turn the hook device to flat lying position and I then deliver thesameto the place of use.

16. In combination with' means to insert a hook device with its baseengaged beneath a flap of material to which Vthe hook device is to beattached, of a means for lifting-said flap preparatory to the movementof the hook base thereunder.

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